Bundled alongside the second Aniplex of America haul with Stackry are six more releases from distributor Crunchyroll and the previous iteration Funimation. The goal of this haul was to acquire releases that didn't get released over to the UK and I wanted to make sure that I owned them before it was randomly delisted or out of stock by Crunchyroll's own store. Surprisingly all of them (except for the Essentials set) came with their slipcases.
First one I acquired was
Harukana Receive from studio C2C
(Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy) which aired in July 2018. I really liked this volleyball anime series and the journey of having a short girl and tall girl team up to beat other opponents in the sport. As you can tell, this is the Essentials release which is a solid budget label that was short-lived due to the Crunchyroll buyout. This will probably be the final Essentials purchase as well as a vast majority have gone out of print.
Next we have
Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! from studio Geek Toys
(Dead Mount Death Play) which aired in January 2025. I'm baffled this didn't get brought over here at the start of the year and its an isekai I've been wanting to check out for a while.
Next we have
The Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest Clan from studio Felix Film
(Aharen-san Is Indecipherable) which aired in October 2024. I was aware of the series but I decided to pick it up given it had received a decent amount of reception. It's not an isekai but a general fantasy type series. This is also one of the few recent shows to not receive an English dub by Crunchyroll.
Continuing the isekai train is
The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent Season 2 from studio Diomedéa
(Ahiru no Sora) which aired in October 2023. The first season was among one of the very few to skip the UK so it made sense they never bothered with the second season either.
Going back to an even older release with
Shachibato! President, It's Time for Battle! from studio C2C
(Shangri-la Frontier) which aired in April 2020. This isekai-esque fantasy series (which has a premise similar to
Solo Leveling and
GATE) hasn't had the best of reception but I was happy with the studio's recent line-up of adaptations and wanted to go back and get this one before it sold out.
And then we have
Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie from studio Doga Kobo
(Oshi no Ko) which aired in April 2022. This romance series was one of the more talked about anime of that year especially with the pink-haired female lead but I wasn't interested in watching it at the time. As it's been a while since and it's still around I decided it was time to give it a chance.
